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ACTIVE LEARNING

· Teaching Strategies to Promote Active Learning
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· Active Learning With PowerPoint
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EDUCATION RESOURCES
ASSESSMENT

· Authentic Assessment Toolbox
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· Rubistar
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· Field-tested Learning Assessment Guide for Science and Math Instructors
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· Classroom Assessment Techniques
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· Classroom Assessment Techniques Examples
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· The Case for Authentic Assessment
o Wiggins, Grant (1990). The case for authentic assessment. Practical Assessment, Research & Evaluation, 2(2). Retrieved February 7, 2010 from http://PAREonline.net/getvn.asp?v=2&n=2 . This paper has been viewed 142,684 times since 11/13/1999.
o This article defines and describes authentic assessment while making an argument for its value in classroom in spite of the time and cost it may take to build and administer high quality authentic assessments.

· The Concept of Formative Assessment

This article addresses the benefits of formative assessment and provides examples and resources to support its implementation.

o Boston, Carol (2002). The concept of formative assessment. Practical Assessment, Research & Evaluation, 8(9). Retrieved February 7, 2010 from http://PAREonline.net/getvn.asp?v=8&n=9 . This paper has been viewed 225,091 times since 8/6/2002.

· Fundamental Assessment Principles for Teachers and Administrators
o Key principles that must be considered in the design, administration, and interpretation of assessments are discussed in this article.
o McMillan, James H. (2000). Fundamental assessment principles for teachers and school administrators. Practical Assessment, Research & Evaluation, 7(8). Retrieved February 7, 2010 from http://PAREonline.net/getvn.asp?v=7&n=8 . This paper has been viewed 135,391 times since 9/23/2000.

· Project STAIRS: Assessment Resources
o This site contains a substantial list of resources that review general assessment techniques, rubrics, and how technology and assessment can be linked.

· Today’s Middle Level Educator – Formative Assessment Search
o Two good interviews and three articles are listed. These resources offer a good overview of what formative assessment is and is not, how to implement it in the classroom and how and when to use the results.

· Rubrics
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· Concept Mapping
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· Discussion
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· Suggestions for Classroom Discussions
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EDUCATION RESOURCES
CLASSROOM MANAGEMENT (CIVILITY IN THE CLASSROOM)

· Strategies for Dealing With Troublesome Behaviors in the Classroom (for higher education, but very applicable to all classrooms)
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EDUCATION RESOURCES
COLLABORATIVE / COOPERATIVE LEARNING STRATEGIES

· University of Tennessee at Chattanooga – Cooperative Learning Structures and Techniques
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· Active and Cooperative Learning
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· Barbara Millis’ List of Cooperative Learning Links
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· National Institute for Science Education Collaborative Learning (Small Group Learning Page)
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· Collaborative Learning: Group Work and Study Teams
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· Jigsaw Cooperative Learning
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EDUCATION RESOURCES
COPYRIGHT RESOURCES

· American Library Association Resources on the TEACH Act
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· Fair Use Evaluator
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· Public Domain Slider
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· Exceptions for Instructors in U.S. Copyright Law
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EDUCATION RESOURCES
CREATING LEARNING COMMUNITIES

· Creating Learning Communities (Online PowerPoint)
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· Hyperlinked Resource
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EDUCATION RESOURCES
DIVERSITY

· Teaching for Inclusion (pdf)
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· Teaching Tolerance
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EDUCATION RESOURCES
FIRST DAY OF CLASS

· Ideas for the First Day of School. Websites compiled by Sue LeBeau

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· ProTeacher! Back to school ideas….
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· Education World – First-Day-of-School Icebreakers Help Students and Teachers Warm Up!
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EDUCATION RESOURCES
LEARNING STYLES

· Learning Styles (VARK)
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· Index of Learning Styles Questionnaire
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· Learning Styles - Enneagram Test
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EDUCATION RESOURCES
LESSON PLANNING

· Lesson Planning: A Procedure, Tools, and Resources

· Planning for Instruction – Instructional Objectives
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EDUCATION RESOURCES
TEACHING STRATEGIES

· Teaching and Learning Strategies (New Horizons for Learning)
o A thorough list of the best researched and most widely implemented methods.
o Assignment: Pick one and research it. Describe it. Why did you pick it? At what grade levels and in what kinds of instruction would it be most useful? How would you justify using it to a parent?

· Eureka! AGORA (Assemblage of Great Online Resources for Adults)
o This web site provides methods and strategies for adult learning. Many are applicable to K-6 education.
o Assignment: Pick a method or strategy that is applicable to your clinical placement grade level. List and summarize it. Pick three additional strategies that will take less than five minutes to implement.

· Teaching Vignettes of Teaching Strategies
o This site lists a variety of teaching strategies used by one particular teacher and provides pictorial examples.
o Assignment: Pick one strategy and list and summarize it. How might technology make this strategy more effective? How might technology make it less effective?

· Instructional Strategies Online
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· Teaching Tips
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